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How To Become A Wedding Videographer – A Step by Step Guide

Getting started as a wedding videographer can be very overwhelming, especially when you don't have a clue where to start. Thankfully we've got you covered with a quick start guide to help you figure out the steps you need to follow to get your videography career moving in the right direction.

5 Reasons to Try Impossible Things AI Culling Inside Lightroom Classic

If you’ve ever spent hours (or days) culling thousands of wedding, portrait, or event images, you know the pain. And while plenty of tools promise faster culling, most miss the mark, sacrificing emotion for efficiency or forcing you to switch apps and break your workflow. Impossible Things is aiming to change that with a culling ... Read more
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Photography Challenge: Portraits in a Car

Scrolling through Instagram you’ll come across some creative and unique shoot concepts and locations, but if there is anything 2020 taught us… we’ve got to work with what we’ve got. Instead of heading out to a fancy location to film our YouTube video this week, we opted for something more convenient. This week, we’re going ... Read more

Imagen Video Brings AI-Powered Color Grading to Premiere Pro with New LUT-Driven Workflow

Imagen has launched Imagen Video, a new AI-powered color-grading tool designed for high-volume wedding and event videographers. It is now available in Beta and completely free to use. Videographers can start a new project immediately, with no credit card or subscription required. Via this platform, Imagen Video aims to remove one of the most time-consuming ... Read more

Filmora V15’s AI Extend: A New Tool for Smoothing Clips and Stretching Moments

What happens when a moment ends too soon on camera? For editors, that often means jumping through hoops—reshooting, looping footage, or faking slow motion—to create a smoother transition or preserve the emotional beat. Wondershare introduced AI Extend inside Filmora V15, using AI frame generation to extend clips by up to eight seconds without traditional interpolation ... Read more
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7 Winter Photography Tips, Ideas, and Examples

If you think wintertime is an excuse to put your camera away and stay warm indoors, think again. Winter photography can be one of the most rewarding challenges you’ll face as a photographer, whether you’re interested in landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, wildlife, or even portraits. In this article, we’ll cover a variety of tips, ideas, and ... Read more

Fitness Photography Tips: How to Images with Interest and Impact

Here a few simple tips to help you chisel out the human body using dramatic highlights and shadows, perfect for athletic and fitness portraiture.

Newborn Photography Props and Ideas

When it comes to producing great newborn photography images, creative newborn photography props and ideas can be the difference between an amateur photo and a high-quality, professional photo.  Afterall, you could have all of the best camera gear, lighting gear, and even photographic knowledge in the world but still end up with boring, unoriginal newborn ... Read more
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Fall Children’s Portrait Photography Tutorial

We're going to create a rich, Autumn-toned portrait, from start to finish.
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What Is the Best Profile Picture?

Asking what makes the best profile picture is a bit like asking which is the best carpentry hammer. Some jobs require a tack hammer, others a framing hammer, still others a joiner mallet. There are different styles of profile pictures and, like the different kinds of hammers, each is best for slightly different use. Making ... Read more
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Photographer Challenges ‘Female Domesticity’ During Pandemic in New Series

Sean Lewis

The pandemic has impacted our lives in countless ways. For many, spending an extended amount of time in isolation and ...

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Photographer Shares Secrets for Capturing Striking Portraits with Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Sean Lewis

Everybody likes a good before and after series, and photographer Geo Leon's Instagram posts do not disappoint.

SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature | Drew Noel

Alice Houstons

"[T]he single biggest thing I did was to trust my gut and stick it out...Sometimes, it's ok to say no to a client’s idea (if it's bad), if you can come up with a better or more creative use of the time to capture them."

SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature | Ciprian Biclineru

Alice Houstons

"I like to think that I’m my biggest critic. I don’t know if I have ever come home from a wedding and been completely satisfied with my work, and that’s why I try to push myself harder with every wedding."

SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature | Matt Gruber

Alice Houstons

"I'm always trying to figure out ways to be creative, without sacrificing genuineness...My goal is to get all of those things together, and each wedding I think I'm getting closer to that."

SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature | Carsten Schertzer

Alice Houstons

Let’s look at Carsten Schertzer's creative process and learn what tools and ideas have inspired him along the way.

SLR Lounge Awards Artist Feature | Abul Shah

Alice Houstons

We’re bringing you our next artist feature from the July winners of SLR Lounge Awards! These articles are meant to give the photography ...